Flycam VSTA-ZEST User manual

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Zest Stabilizer + Vista-II Arm & Vest
(VSTA-ZEST)

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Subject Page
Foreword 3
Introducon 4
Safety Hints 5
Assembling 6-13
Warranty 14
At Flycam, our goal is to ensure 100% Customer Sasfacon in all that we do.
We back our sales with a 1 year warranty from the date of purchase and work hard
to resolve any problems in the unlikely event one should arise.
With our commitment to connuous improvement and your Feedback, building on
our reputaon of providing aordable, quality products is
PRIORITY #1.
Table of Contents

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Dear Client,
On behalf of all the people that work so hard to provide you with the most
up-to-date, exible and cost-ecient producon gear, we would like to welcome
you into the Flycam family.
By purchasing your Zest Power Stabilizer with Vista-II Arm & Vest, you have just
joined a host of designers, engineers, machinists, assembly, customer service and
oce sta that take great pride in all that they do. Our mantra of connuous
improvement has been the guiding principle of how we conduct our business since
day one.
Once you have the opportunity to experience your Zest Power Stabilizer with
Vista-II Arm & Vest, we hope you will agree that we cra quality products at a
compeve price. Products designed to meet and exceed the standards of today’s
real producon world.
Standards set by our valued clients and standards we strive to maintain.
With Best Wishes,
Flycam Team
Welcome To Flycam!

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Flycam Zest, the rst Electronic Power Video Stabilizer, is made to support today’s
HD broadcast cameras with payload capacity of 5-15kg / 11-33lb. The highly
adapve and open architecture of Flycam Zest allows for extreme system
conguraon. You can li the camera up with maximum extendibility of telescopic
post or invert it to skim the oor, and then seamlessly return to normal
Steadycam-mode. Flycam Vista-II Stabilizing Arm & Vest makes extended shoong
nearly eortless, providing complete comfort and funconality for extended
producons and long connuous shot.
Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received
everything that is listed below.
Note: If you have purchased (ST-ZEST) kit, you will receive the following:
RC male to BNC
male cable
DC Power cable 2 x RC female to BNC
male cable connectors
Introducon
What’s In The Box
HDMI male to
male cable
RC to RC male
cable

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Note: If you have purchased (ST-VSTA-ZEST) kit, you will also receive the
following:
 Vista-II Camera Stabilizer Arm
 Vista-II Camera Stabilizer Vest
Safety Hints
ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE USING TO PREVENT SERIOUS DAMAGE TO
THE GEAR!
BE WATCHFUL OF THE HANDS
Cauously operate to avoid pinching your hand/ngers inside the arm.
ALWAYS ESTABLISH THE CORRECT BALANCE
Adjust the weight balance before telescoping the length.

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NEVER LEAVE THE FIXTURES LOOSE
All the knobs/screws must be locked ghtly to avoid unbalancing of the whole
camera setup.
BE HIGHLY VIGILANT WHILE ASSEMBLING
Lack of aenon while aaching Stabilizer, Arm & Vest together can cause
substanal damage to equipment.
NEVER LEAVE THE ARM UNATTANDED
Don’t let an unloaded arm swing about as it may hit you or someone near you.
FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL PROVIDE BETTER SHOTS AND TROUBLE-FREE
OPERATION.
SHOULD YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS
AVAILABLE ‘ONLINE’ BY CONTACTING OUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE.
Assembling of Stabilizer
 Aach both Rods with Stabilizer & ghten the knobs accurately.

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 Now aach Monitor Mount clamp onto Rods and ghten the knobs.
 Loosen bolts to adjust the height of Monitor Mount as per your requirement.
NOTE: Loosen the knob and rotate
Monitor Mount plate. The unique pivot
mechanism of Monitor Clamp enables
360° Rotaon and angle adjustment for
more convenience.

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 Now mount your LCD (Not Included) on
Monitor Mount plate as shown in
image.
 Now aach provided Weight Plates at both sides on Stabilizer Rods and ghten the knobs to
secure them appropriately.
 Aach V-Mount Baery Plate onto Stabilizer Rods and ghten the provided knob to secure it
properly.

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 Now slide Baery (Not Included) onto
the Baery Plate.
NOTE: The up and down (vercal)
posion of Telescopic Central Post is
adjusted by loosening the knob on
Central Post. Ascend or descend the
stalk to achieve desired locaon and
then re-ghten the knob.
 Loosen the knob of Camera Plate to move it according to your requirement, as shown.

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 Mount your Camera (Not Included) on the Camera Plate of Stabilizer and ghten the screw to
secure it accurately.
Note: If you have purchased (ST-VSTA-ZEST) kit, please consider the following steps.
Assembling of Arm & Vest
 Join both parts of Jacket by aaching the top buckles. Then wear the jacket/vest.
 Aer wearing the Vest, aach the waist
buckles.